Origin Required To Play Battlefield 3

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There has been some confusion over how EA's new Origin service will be integrated into Battlefield 3. Battlelog plays a big part, with the ability to browse servers and join a game directly from the browser. But according to DICE's Daniel Martos, Origin will be required in order to play Battlefield 3 if the game is bought in retail. We don't know whether this is true if the game is downloaded through a digital download service other than Origin, but we suspect Origin will be required no matter what.

bf3blog

It'll take some extra resources to run Origin alongside Battlefield 3. Thoughts? Opinions?

Well if Origin is good then it probably won't be a big deal.

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Expected. And I don't mind it. Yeah it uses extra resources, but so does Steam.

Shogun 2 Total War and Empire Total War requires Steam, so does a lot of other games.

Where's the problem?

Shogun 2 Total War and Empire Total War requires Steam, so does a lot of other games.

Where's the problem?

Wasdie

I'm ok with it as well.

"Taking it too far"? What about Valve?

Seems like a perfectly understandable thing for me :?

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There has been some confusion over how EA's new Origin service will be integrated into Battlefield 3. Battlelog plays a big part, with the ability to browse servers and join a game directly from the browser. But according to DICE's Daniel Martos, Origin will be required in order to play Battlefield 3 if the game is bought in retail. We don't know whether this is true if the game is downloaded through a digital download service other than Origin, but we suspect Origin will be required no matter what.

XVision84

EA is taking it too far now, they're really forcing Origin upon their customers. Plus, as the article stated, it'll take some extra resources to run Origin alongside Battlefield 3. Thoughts? Opinions?

[QUOTE="Wasdie"]

Shogun 2 Total War and Empire Total War requires Steam, so does a lot of other games.

Where's the problem?

mitu123

I'm ok with it as well.

Is that true even when you buy from retail?

I don´t see the problem.

Big whoop.

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[QUOTE="Wasdie"]

Shogun 2 Total War and Empire Total War requires Steam, so does a lot of other games.

Where's the problem?

EliteM0nk3y

I'm ok with it as well.

Is that true even when you buy from retail?

They are kinda late to the party. It might improve their situation, but having too many games stretched unto different services might become an issue with consumers.

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[QUOTE="Wasdie"]

Shogun 2 Total War and Empire Total War requires Steam, so does a lot of other games.

Where's the problem?

EliteM0nk3y

I'm ok with it as well.

Is that true even when you buy from retail?

Yes. All of those games use valves Steamworks for the server browser.

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[QUOTE="mitu123"] Heck even Call of Duty Black Ops requires Steam.

I'm ok with it as well.

mitu123

Is that true even when you buy from retail?

So what's the big deal with BF3 needing Origin to play?

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[QUOTE="EliteM0nk3y"]

Is that true even when you buy from retail?

EliteM0nk3y

So what's the big deal with BF3 needing Origin to play?

I have no idea. People just need a reason to complain.

Hopefully no one else comes out with a DD service. Imagine having 5+ clients installed at once

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[QUOTE="mitu123"] Heck even Call of Duty Black Ops requires Steam.

I'm ok with it as well.

Wasdie

Is that true even when you buy from retail?

Yes. All of those games use valves Steamworks for the server browser.

Alright, I wasn't aware of that when I posted that bit about EA going too far. Sorry about that.

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[QUOTE="EliteM0nk3y"]

Is that true even when you buy from retail?

XVision84

Yes. All of those games use valves Steamworks for the server browser.

Alright, I wasn't aware of that when I posted that bit about EA going too far. Sorry about that.

Same here. That's why I asked. If they didn't require Steam, than I would agree that EA was going to far but since that isn't the case, it just ends up being a good buisness idea for EA.

And personally wouldn't have mattered since I would be buying from retail no matter what, if I was buying the PC version.

Hopefully no one else comes out with a DD service. Imagine having 5+ clients installed at once

GD1551

That is the big deal. Having only one was fine but more and more companies want you to use their own client. I don't want 5 clients running on the backround. Who will be next, Ubisoft?

[QUOTE="GD1551"]

Hopefully no one else comes out with a DD service. Imagine having 5+ clients installed at once

edidili

That is the big deal. Having only one was fine but more and more companies want you to use their own client. I don't want 5 clients running on the backround. Who will be next, Ubisoft?

If you don't want five clients running then close the ones you aren't using. It's not that hard.

This isn't new. Back in the day games actually required GameSpy to be used. Unlike Steam though, you could use GameSpy's browser internally in the game, so you didn't have ot have it running. Even before that there was a program called MPplayer or something like that that games required for online play.

It's not new, but it's definintly not the most convient thing ever. I would rather it all be internal in the game rather than through an external client.

The complaint I have is I don't need more and more DD services eating up my memory. Then again I'm not planning to buy BF3 any time soon anyways.

Well that's one less game I have to worry about.millerlight89

You said you haven't been buying it for quite some time now if my memory serves.

[QUOTE="millerlight89"]Well that's one less game I have to worry about.Wasdie

You said you haven't been buying it for quite some time now if my memory serves.

wow EA is terrible.

I already have origin installed, so whatever.

The complaint I have is I don't need more and more DD services eating up my memory. Then again I'm not planning to buy BF3 any time soon anyways.

Kiro0

[QUOTE="GD1551"]

Hopefully no one else comes out with a DD service. Imagine having 5+ clients installed at once

edidili

That is the big deal. Having only one was fine but more and more companies want you to use their own client. I don't want 5 clients running on the backround. Who will be next, Ubisoft?

I think a bigger problem is that it segregates communities. I wonder if you will be able to add this game to steam.

Who here is surprised? And more importantly, who here cares? So you have one more program running on your PC. Horror of horrors. :roll:

I already have a livestream running, two Folding @ Home clients, Steam, Ventrilo, and a game running and I still can't max out my RAM. The resource argument is quite lame. Using Origin is no big deal to me, I'll not miss out on the best FPS to come along this year because of a client. I have Origin installed and it's garbage, but I don't mind having it there to launch one measly game.

Have to have steam running to run steam games. What's the difference?Blacklight2

Have to have steam running to run steam games. What's the difference?Blacklight2

No one wants 1000 clients for all thier games?

Not as bad as Arkham Asylum bought from steam also requires GFWL which is a stupid service

[QUOTE="Blacklight2"]Have to have steam running to run steam games. What's the difference?GD1551

No one wants 1000 clients for all thier games?

[QUOTE="edidili"]

[QUOTE="GD1551"]

Hopefully no one else comes out with a DD service. Imagine having 5+ clients installed at once

GD1551

That is the big deal. Having only one was fine but more and more companies want you to use their own client. I don't want 5 clients running on the backround. Who will be next, Ubisoft?

I think a bigger problem is that it segregates communities. I wonder if you will be able to add this game to steam.

You can add a shortcut of anything to Steam.

[QUOTE="Blacklight2"]Have to have steam running to run steam games. What's the difference?GD1551

No one wants 1000 clients for all thier games?